Essay luther

When King was assassinated in 1968, the nation shook with
the impact. Riots broke out in over one hundred American cities.
King was almost immediately sanctified by the white-controlled
media, which, however, in its coverage of his accomplishments,
also neglected the radicalism of his final three years. Instead
his contemporaries focused (as we continue to focus today) on the
spirit and the accomplishments of the middle of King's career.
For many born after his death, he is known best for the "I Have
a Dream" speech, which reflects this spirit, and which he delivered
in 1963 at the height of his fame. The federal holiday commemorates this King, who
articulated the progressive, human hope of the early 1960s.